The 1954–55 Sussex County Football League season was the 30th in the history of the competition.[1][2]
| Season | 1954–55 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Eastbourne United |
← 1953–54 1955–56 → | |
Division 1 featured now increased to seventeen teams with Hove White Rovers being promoted from Division 2 and Southwick re-joining. Division 2 featured eleven teams from which the winners would be promoted into Division 1.
Division One
editThe division featured 17 clubs, 15 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:
- Hove White Rovers, promoted from last season's Division Two
- Southwick, joined from Metropolitan League
League table
edit| Season | 1954–55 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Eastbourne United |
| Relegated | Crawley |
| Matches played | 272 |
| Goals scored | 1,189 (4.37 per match) |
← 1953–54 1955–56 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastbourne United | 32 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 103 | 49 | 2.102 | 47 | |
| 2 | Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys | 32 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 106 | 53 | 2.000 | 46 | |
| 3 | East Grinstead | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 95 | 64 | 1.484 | 43 | |
| 4 | Bognor Regis Town | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 71 | 54 | 1.315 | 39 | |
| 5 | Newhaven | 32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 75 | 69 | 1.087 | 35 | |
| 6 | Chichester City | 32 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 82 | 83 | 0.988 | 33 | |
| 7 | Hove White Rovers | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 64 | 1.031 | 32 | |
| 8 | Littlehampton Town | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 69 | 73 | 0.945 | 32 | |
| 9 | Brighton Old Grammarians | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 63 | 0.905 | 32 | |
| 10 | Lewes | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 60 | 63 | 0.952 | 30 | |
| 11 | Shoreham | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68 | 82 | 0.829 | 27 | |
| 12 | Bexhill Town Athletic | 32 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 66 | 89 | 0.742 | 25 | |
| 13 | Lancing Athletic | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 64 | 87 | 0.736 | 25 | |
| 14 | Southwick | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 72 | 0.681 | 25 | |
| 15 | Arundel | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 83 | 0.651 | 25 | |
| 16 | Wigmore Athletic | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 71 | 0.803 | 24 | |
| 17 | Crawley | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 47 | 70 | 0.671 | 24 | Relegated to Division Two |
Source: Non-League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Division Two
editThe division featured 11 clubs, 9 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:
- APV Athletic
- Chichester United
League table
edit| Season | 1954–55 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Three Bridges United |
| Promoted | Three Bridges United |
| Matches played | 110 |
| Goals scored | 573 (5.21 per match) |
← 1953–54 1955–56 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Bridges United | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 28 | 2.179 | 31 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Hastings Rangers | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 69 | 30 | 2.300 | 30 | |
| 3 | Rye United | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 48 | 1.396 | 27 | |
| 4 | Sidley United | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 34 | 1.471 | 24 | |
| 5 | Moulsecoomb Rovers | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 51 | 1.137 | 23 | |
| 6 | Cuckfield | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 49 | 1.245 | 22 | |
| 7 | Chichester United | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | 22 | |
| 8 | Seaford Town | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 62 | 0.613 | 14 | |
| 9 | Goldstone | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 44 | 66 | 0.667 | 13 | |
| 10 | APV Athletic | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 84 | 0.369 | 8 | |
| 11 | Hastings & St Leonards | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 72 | 0.500 | 6 |
Source: Non-League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
References
edit- ^ "Sussex County Football League 1920–1960". Non League Matters.
- ^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.